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My new (used) 500C, 1988 Stingray and 1977 Fender P. On top of the amp is a small mixer I use as a headphone amp. The headphone out on this amp is very low with my AKG K240s!
Hi,
I'd like to join the Fender Rumble Club. After using a Fender Bassman Combo for years at practice it has become not powerful enough, only 100 watts. I purchased a Rumble 500 and just love it! The headroom the clear tone and weight, it's great. Thanks and Rock On! Basil
I'd like to join the Fender Rumble Club. After using a Fender Bassman Combo for years at practice it has become not powerful enough, only 100 watts. I purchased a Rumble 500 and just love it! The headroom the clear tone and weight, it's great. Thanks and Rock On! Basil
Oh, and my other bass and amp. 1989 G&L L5000 and 1972 Blueline SVT with newer fridge. I wanted a lighter and smaller amp after wrestling with the Pig into and out of the back seat of my Chevy Impala with my GFs help (in her high heels).
Well, not the modern version. It worked great at one point. And yes, a lot has changed, but the biggest change is mindset. Too few care.
I think it worked - for some - when the world population was substantially lower, and a lower proportion of those people were part of a consumer society. Today, there’s simply not enough resources to go around if we keep on as we are, nor can the environment stand it for much longer. I think I’ll leave it at that, lest I venture too close to politics.
Anyway, I’d rather pay a little more for an amp that I really like if I can be sure of keeping it for a long time, and that means that it should be repairable if something goes wrong. Nobody benefits from cheap throwaway stuff in the long run.
I think it worked - for some - when the world population was substantially lower, and a lower proportion of those people were part of a consumer society. Today, there’s simply not enough resources to go around if we keep on as we are, nor can the environment stand it for much longer. I think I’ll leave it at that, lest I venture too close to politics.
Anyway, I’d rather pay a little more for an amp that I really like if I can be sure of keeping it for a long time, and that means that it should be repairable if something goes wrong. Nobody benefits from cheap throwaway stuff in the long run.
Yep. It’s one reason I held off buying something like a Rumble. I needed to make sure it wasn’t likely to be landfill in s few years.
My new (used) 500C, 1988 Stingray and 1977 Fender P. On top of the amp is a small mixer I use as a headphone amp. The headphone out on this amp is very low with my AKG K240s!
Hi,
I'd like to join the Fender Rumble Club. After using a Fender Bassman Combo for years at practice it has become not powerful enough, only 100 watts. I purchased a Rumble 500 and just love it! The headroom the clear tone and weight, it's great. Thanks and Rock On! Basil
Ding! Ding! Ding! Twofer Wednesday! @Darrell Vachon you are now member #1375 in the Fender Rumble Club! Congratulations! And @Basil Banko you are now member #1376 in the Fender Rumble Club! Congratulations! And welcome to TalkBass, both of you! Put your Club number in your TB Signature for safe keeping. And feel free to browse your Rumble Club Wiki page repository of all Rumbling wisdom and knowledge.
Please tell us a bit about yourselves, like your bass experience in general and your Rumble journey in particular. No matter your situation you're going to fit right in here since we have all kinds. But the main thing we all have in common is that we love to ... ...
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I believe robotics will change everything in reference to the economics of manufacturing. However, raw materials will be a very real limiting factor pushing in the opposite direction. So we must mine asteroids.
A scientific observation, not political. I hate politics.
Where's the GF in high heels? You had me going there...........
Most amps are built in the same way, so it doesn’t really matter which one you pick from that perspective. Rumbles are well built, so I’m expecting mine to last a good while. My oldest Rumble is more than 6 years old by now.
Landfills should be avoided, so if any of my Rumbles depart for the great gig in the sky, I’m going to take it apart and recycle as much of it as I can. We have pretty good recycling options in my neck of the woods.
I got this guy for the power I would need to do an outdoor gig. I like it but I use it more at home now to drive my 4x10 while my son takes his lesson on the 2x10 combo. I would definitely like to be a club member though.
Hello, Rumble Club.
Do the Rumbles sound similar to any previous solid-state Fender models? I've been eyeing the Rumble 40 and don't have the luxury of playing it first. Just trying to imagine the tone. Years ago I had a Bassman 25 like the one below -- 25W into a 10" Eminence. It had plenty of nice tone and volume for small gigs. I'd call it punchy and kind of hi-fi. Would the Rumble 40 sound similar? For further reference, I also had a 35W Peavy Minx 110 that I liked too.
Do the Rumbles sound similar to any previous solid-state Fender models? I've been eyeing the Rumble 40 and don't have the luxury of playing it first. Just trying to imagine the tone. Years ago I had a Bassman 25 like the one below -- 25W into a 10" Eminence. It had plenty of nice tone and volume for small gigs. I'd call it punchy and kind of hi-fi. Would the Rumble 40 sound similar? For further reference, I also had a 35W Peavy Minx 110 that I liked too.
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I still have my 2000 Bassman 25. It still works and I sometimes use it for small, tight space gigs. I like its tone, but the thing weighs 1 pound less than my R200c and is kinda awkward to move around. And, IMO, it sounds better than the R40.
Interesting. In what ways? Clarity? Low end? Also, I hear you about the awkwardness. The wedge shape is handy for monitoring but not so easy to lug. And yeah, it weighs almost twice the Rumble 40.
Can't really explain. I just like it better for what I do. I bought my R 40 when I had a problem(easily fixed-by a pro)with the B25. Maybe the fact I was/am used to it.
Well, it looks cute. Now, I had a 2005 150w Fender kickback. It did not have either the volume nor the fullness of my Rumble 100c. And the Kickback could not handle my SG Standard bass at all... Distorted like crazy. I'd go with the R100c and pass on the R40. Price/weight ($100/4lbs) difference not significant. I now have the R200c and love it. Full, round and lots of sound.
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I'd probably use it as a table or put shelving into it to store gear or use it as a stand for another Rumble. Lots of uses.
